1980-81 Preliminary Round Game 1, Vancouver Canucks vs. Buffalo Sabres Box Score: April 8, 1981
Scoring Summary
| 1st Period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:31 | VAN | PP | Darcy Rota (1) | Kevin McCarthy, Doug Halward |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 00:14 | BUF | Ric Seiling (1) | Craig Ramsay, Richie Dunn | |
| 04:51 | VAN | Curt Fraser (1) | Thomas Gradin, Stan Smyl | |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 19:52 | BUF | André Savard (1) | ||
| 1st OT Period | ||||
| 05:00 | BUF | Alan Haworth (1) | Lindy Ruff, Bill Hajt | |
Penalty Summary
| 1st Period | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 02:27 | VAN | Doug Halward | High sticking | 2 min |
| 07:01 | BUF | Lindy Ruff | Slashing | 2 min |
| 10:57 | BUF | Larry Playfair | Holding | 2 min |
| 2nd Period | ||||
| 01:37 | VAN | Colin Campbell | Elbowing | 2 min |
| 01:37 | VAN | Colin Campbell | Fighting | 5 min |
| 01:37 | BUF | Lindy Ruff | Charging | 2 min |
| 01:37 | BUF | Lindy Ruff | Fighting | 5 min |
| 06:22 | VAN | Gerry Minor | Hooking | 2 min |
| 09:00 | BUF | Bill Hajt | Slashing | 2 min |
| 09:00 | VAN | Tiger Williams | Interference | 2 min |
| 09:48 | VAN | Harold Snepsts | Holding | 2 min |
| 14:02 | VAN | Rick Lanz | Holding | 2 min |
| 19:07 | BUF | Jim Schoenfeld | Hooking | 2 min |
| 3rd Period | ||||
| 17:34 | BUF | Danny Gare | Elbowing | 2 min |
| 17:34 | VAN | Harold Snepsts | Elbowing | 2 min |
Vancouver Canucks
| Scoring | Goals | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | SHFT | TOI |
| 1 | Brent Ashton | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 2 | Per-Olov Brasar | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||
| 3 | Jerry Butler | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | Colin Campbell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5 | Curt Fraser | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 100.0 | ||
| 6 | Thomas Gradin | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 7 | Doug Halward | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 8 | Rick Lanz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| 9 | Blair MacDonald | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| 10 | Bob Manno | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| 11 | Kevin McCarthy | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 12 | Gerry Minor | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 13 | Darcy Rota | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | ||
| 14 | Bobby Schmautz | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 15 | Stan Smyl | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 16 | Harold Snepsts | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 17 | Tiger Williams | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 18 | Richard Brodeur | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 65:00 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 2 | 4 | 6 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 10.5 | |||||
Goalies
| Goalie Stats | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | DEC | GA | SA | SV | SV% | SO | PIM | TOI |
| 1 | Richard Brodeur | L | 3 | 27 | 24 | .889 | 0 | 0 | 65:00 |
Buffalo Sabres
| Scoring | Goals | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | G | A | PTS | +/- | PIM | EV | PP | SH | GW | S | S% | SHFT | TOI |
| 1 | Richie Dunn | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 2 | Danny Gare | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| 3 | Bill Hajt | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| 4 | Gilles Hamel | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5 | Alan Haworth | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | ||
| 6 | Rob McClanahan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 7 | Tony McKegney | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||
| 8 | Gilbert Perreault | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| 9 | Larry Playfair | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 10 | Craig Ramsay | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 11 | Mike Ramsey | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 12 | Lindy Ruff | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 13 | André Savard | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 33.3 | ||
| 14 | Jim Schoenfeld | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 15 | Ric Seiling | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 50.0 | ||
| 16 | Derek Smith | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | ||
| 17 | John Van Boxmeer | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 0.0 | ||
| 18 | Don Edwards | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 63:27 | ||||||
| TOTAL | 3 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 11.1 | |||||
Goalies
| Goalie Stats | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rk | Player | DEC | GA | SA | SV | SV% | SO | PIM | TOI |
| 1 | Don Edwards | W | 2 | 19 | 17 | .895 | 0 | 0 | 63:27 |

